The Grammy-winning artist tapped Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu, Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams, Katseye's Megan Skiendiel, and The Summer I Turned Pretty's Lola Tung for her most star-studded music video yet.

If there's one thing Laufey understands deeply, it's the power of a perfectly curated moment; and the official music video for "Madwoman," which dropped this morning at 10 a.m. EST, is nothing short of exactly that.

Drenched in '70s glamour and poolside tension, the video arrives as one of the most deliberately cast visuals in recent pop memory. The ensemble brings together Laufey, Hudson Williams, Alysa Liu, Megan Skiendiel, and Lola Tung&mdash;all of whom share mixed Asian and white heritage, a detail the singer made no effort to downplay in her rollout, teasing the cast one Polaroid at a time across her social media channels.

Laufey "Madwoman" Official Music Video

Laufey - Madwoman (Official Music Video)

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/hudson-williams-best-style-moments-heated-rivalry-fashion-red-carpet-outfits-age-new-movies-tv-shows-girlfriend">Williams</a>, best known for his breakout role in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/how-to-stay-in-heated-rivalry-cottage-airbnb-listing-details-price-location-availability">Heated Rivalry</a>, takes on what Laufey dubbed the "madman" to her madwoman,&nbsp;and the tension between them reads immediately. Set against the backdrop of a sun-drenched, wood-paneled estate straight out of a 1974 fever dream, the video leans into the era's taste for glamorous dysfunction: fancy poolside meals, silent butlers, and a slow-burn confrontation that feels far more dangerous than anything loud.
The casting of Olympic gold medalist Liu brings a particular poetry to the project. Their friendship predates the video by years &mdash;Liu famously skated to Laufey's music at the World Championships, and the two connected in person at a San Francisco concert before Liu went on to win two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/katseye-interview-quotes-manon-daniela-drama-coachella-debut-setlist">Skiendiel</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/lola-tung-street-style-casual-outfits-the-summer-i-turned-pretty">Tung</a> round out the cast, bringing their own distinct gravitational pulls to a video that already had more than enough star power to go around. Together, the five of them inhabit the '70s world Laufey has constructed with the ease of people who were clearly born for it.
"Madwoman" is featured on A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the deluxe edition of Laufey's acclaimed album that expands the original tracklist with four new songs. The original A Matter of Time took home the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album earlier this year&mdash;and if this video is any indication, the deluxe era has no intention of arriving quietly.

Laufey's "Madwoman" Music Video Is a '70s Superstar Dream

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